Wurundjeri
Victorian
Warren and Mahoney’s new Melbourne Studio celebrates its authentic anchoring within Wurundjeri Country while acknowledging its New Zealand Aotearoa heritage. Situated within the newly renovated Queen & Collins precinct, it identifies the strong synergies and coming together of both cultures, counterposing an iconic neo-gothic backdrop. This cultural intersection revealed an opportunity to co-design a unique contemporary workplace that brings together shared values around design excellence, innovation, people and culture. The workplace design strategy, led by our inhouse specialists, directly responds to our people’s desire for a studio that provides a range of experiences, from vibrant to introspective. Spaces incorporate intelligent technology that enables seamless connection with clients and collaborators whether small or large; and with teams within Warren and Mahoney’s “One Studio’ network of offices; any of whom could be located remotely in the post-pandemic age.
Warren and Mahoney’s new Melbourne Studio celebrates diversity in every dimension to truly reflect the communities we design for, and the cultures, landscapes and Country that inspires us. It becomes a live framework that embodies our DNA of designing at the intersection of culture, sustainability and innovation to encourage and facilitate collaboration and co-design processes that result in more meaningful and fundamentally better project outcomes. The alignment of contemporary design and work practices with cultural expression provides a welcoming and cutting edge studio with our work, values and Country on display.
Cathy Drosinos-Greenaway, Designer
Daryl Maguire, Project Principal
Dominic Trewevas, Designer
Jefa Greenaway, Indigenous collaborator
Justin Crook, Graphic Designer
Marianne Calvelo, Project Lead – Architecture
Maya Wong, Designer
Scott Compton, Principal
Seona Kelly-Pearce, Interior designer
Tamara White, Principal
Whare Timu, Designer
Wirangi Parata, Graduate of Architecture
Aston Consulting, Electrical Consultant
Aston Consulting, Hydraulic Consultant
FPOV, Lighting Consultant
McKenzie Group, Building Surveyor
Resonate Consultants, Acoustic Consultant
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
